Call me shallow, but if I’m going to see a facialist, I like to see that their skin is looking good. Go on, be honest, I’m sure you’re all the same? So as soon as I meet Antonia Burrell at her clinic in Notting Hill for a facial, you know I’m in good hands. Literally. Her skin is literally glowing; radiant and luminous – exactly what I want for my skin. After…

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I love me a good hand cream. Rich, luxurious, moisturising, hydrating and plumping. But I don’t always want to spend a ridiculous amount on it… I mean, it’s always getting washed off! So I’m enamoured with this gorgeous little tube from Le Petit Olivier which I discovered recently. It’s super thick, but doesn’t leave a horrible greasy film on the hands which leaves you unable to drive, type or answer your iPhone. It sinks…

Vichy has long been a brand I’ve trusted and turned to. The fact that it’s well priced and easily available *may* have been a factor before I became a skincare junkie and would rely on whatever was easy to get hold of. But recently, Vichy has become less of a stand-by and more of a seek-it-out must-have and their latest launch, the LiftActiv Advanced Filler is a fabulous example of…

I’ve long heard all the accolades lauded on the skin aficionados’ favourite, the all-hallowed Liqiud Gold, but I’d never really tried it myself, so my natural curiosity took over: in the spirit of spring cleaning, I’ve been trying the Alpha-H 7 day Challenge to see if I could see a difference in the appearance and condition of my skin within the space of a week. The story behind the Alpha-H range…

Mention the words “body butter” to most girlies my age and we are thrown hurtling back to our teenage years when The Body Shop provided a weekly pilgrimage destination and never a month went by without at least one body butter finding it’s way into the shopping basket. Mango, coconut, cocoa butter…you know the ones. Fast forward to today, and there’s still very little that hits the spot as perfectly…